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The Trouble With Shoes

3/1/2014

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I recall years ago having shoes where the uppers and the soles aged at roughly the same rate.  Now the soles wear through while the uppers are still in perfect condition.  What's going on?  My walking boots came with a note from the manufacturer that after five years I should return them for reconditioning (uppers and soles presumably).  I have had these boots for less than a year and a half and to my great disappointment the soles are wearing through already.  


My assumption is that shoe manufacturers create shoes for that elusive 'average' customer.  My walking habits are not average.  I'm not interested in a shoe that is going to look nice poking out from under my desk, or while I'm sitting on a train, a bus or a plane, or in my car but lack functionality.  My shoes need to get me places. Good looks are nice but not my main criteria.  My previous walking shoes were bright orange and while the Welsh saleswoman told me they were 'lush', I thought they were traffic stopping ugly....perhaps not a bad attribute now I think about it.... but I bought them because they were the best fit and comfortable.  The soles on those collapsed after less than a year.


What to do?  I just looked on line and lo and behold heel and toe plates are still available!  I had forgotten about these little gems and will order some for my next pair of walking shoes / boots.


Happy walking!





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    Author: Nina Arron

    I am an enthusiastic pedestrian, urban planner, and project manager currently living in New Rochelle, New York.  I am grateful to be living in a walkable city with affordable easily accessible public transport (both trains and buses). My appreciation became even greater after spending three years back in New Zealand where  it was much harder to fit daily walking into my life in what is considered one of the great natural, green environments in the world.  

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